An Audit of the Use of a Ligature Assessment Tool in the Reporting of Ligature Incidents in a Regional Women’s Medium Secure Unit

Aims: Ligature incidents in inpatient psychiatric settings represent a high-risk form of self-harm behaviour. Of all deaths that occur on psychiatric wards, 75% are caused by hanging or strangulation with a ligature. Accurate assessment and documentation of ligature incidents is essential for a comp...

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Main Authors: Thomas Teall, Bijal Arvind Sangoi, Zakaria Saidani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425106881/type/journal_article
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